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As ‘Tiki’ set out for a cruise with a mate on a sunny spring day, a killer pothole loomed
5+ hour, 24+ min ago (845+ words) Motorists often avoid this crumbling stretch of the Western Highway where Peter Mason, 71, was enjoying a weekend motorcycle ride before he hit a pothole and died. A retired spray painter and avid motorcyclist went for a weekend ride with a…...
Motorcyclist’s death reignites debate over potholes on Victoria’s ‘deteriorating’ roads
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (407+ words) Coalition says potholes must be fixed ‘as a matter of urgency’ after 71-year-old crashed and died on Western Highway at Trawalla, west of Ballarat, on Sunday Emergency services were called to Trawalla, west of Ballarat, shortly before 1pm on Sunday after…...
Motorcyclist killed after hitting pothole on deteriorating highway
8+ hour, 32+ min ago (603+ words) A 71-year-old motorcyclist from Ballarat died after apparently clipping a pothole on the Western Highway at Trawalla on Sunday, as the condition of crumbling roads becomes an increasingly heated issue ahead of the state election. Last week, Victoria’s auditor-general found…...
Toll revenue sought for wear on local roads costs
12+ hour, 15+ min ago (705+ words) Councils in and around New Zealand’s most-tolled city, Tauranga, are backing an idea to receive a share of tolling revenue to put towards wear on local roads. Parliament is considering legislation that would allow toll revenue to be used to…...
Potholes leave motorists counting the cost | West Vic News | Ararat & Stawell, Grampians to the Pyrenees. Ararat Advocate, Advertiser, Stawell Times-News.
23+ hour, 30+ min ago (109+ words) Potholes leave motorists counting the cost West Vic News Potholes leave motorists counting the cost SAFE, reliable roads are one of the most basic services governments are expected to deliver, but recent rain has once again turned sections of the…...
The government has introduced a system that discounts highway tolls on weekends and holidays for mul.. - MK
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (317+ words) The government has introduced a system that discounts highway tolls on weekends and holidays for multi-child households with two minor children, but the application rate is still only around 10 percent. According to the data on the "Status of the Multi-Child…...
Tunnelling works underway on Suburban Rail Loop
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (525+ words) Tunnelling has commenced on the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) project between Cheltenham to Box Hill, also known as SRL East, marking a major milestone in the delivery of Melbourne's first orbital train line that will transform how people move across…...
Labor has had 12 years to fix Victorian roads. Turning to ‘pothole populism’ now may be too late
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (814+ words) Potholed roads are ‘devastating political advertising’ for the Victorian government – but Ben Carrol’s made them the focus of his campaign At a press conference to celebrate the sold-out NFL match played at Melbourne’s MCG on Friday, the Victorian premier, Ben…...
What will and won't change with the CRL opening
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (126+ words) Auckland is days away from its brand-new train network, but what exactly will that mean for fares, timetables and train lines? The opening of the City Rail Link on 13 September has been a long time coming for the city, and…...
VAGO report confirms deteriorating roads
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (342+ words) A damning report has confirmed that Victoria’s roads are getting worse with insufficient investment to fix the growing crisis. The Maintaining State Roads report, published by the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office, found that the condition of Victoria’s state roads continues to…...